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Overview

Glenn E. Shaw is a researcher affiliated with the University of Alaska Fairbanks in the United States. Their work primarily falls within the field of Physics and Astronomy, with contributions to several related subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Instrumentation, and Astronomy and Astrophysics.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas such as Optical Polarization and Ellipsometry, Remote Sensing in Agriculture, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, Stellar, Planetary, and Galactic Studies, and Adaptive Optics and Wavefront Sensing. These areas reflect a multidisciplinary approach incorporating atmospheric, biological, and astronomical sciences.

Glenn E. Shaw's recent scholarly output includes publications in several venues. Noteworthy among these are Applied Optics and OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) at La Trobe University. Documented papers by Shaw include the following:

  • Digital all-sky polarization imaging of the total solar eclipse on 21 August 2017 in Rexburg, Idaho, USA, 2020, Applied Optics
  • A low-dispersion survey spectrograph (LDSS-2) for the William Herschel Telescope, 2024, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

Frequent collaborators in Shaw's research efforts have included Laura M. Eshelman, Martin Jan Tauc, Taiga Hashimoto, Kendra Gillis, and William Weiss. These coauthors have contributed jointly to various projects and publications.

Best Publications

  • Indian Ocean Experiment: An integrated analysis of the climate forcing and effects of the great Indo-Asian haze

    V. Ramanathan;P. J. Crutzen;J. Lelieveld;A. P. Mitra

  • Arctic haze: current trends and knowledge gaps

    P. K. Quinn;G. Shaw;E. Andrews;E. G. Dutton

  • The Arctic Haze Phenomenon

    Glenn E. Shaw

  • The Arctic Research of the Composition of the Troposphere from Aircraft and Satellites (ARCTAS) mission: design, execution, and first results

    Daniel James Jacob;J. H. Crawford;H. Maring;A. D. Clarke

  • Investigations of Atmospheric Extinction Using Direct Solar Radiation Measurements Made with a Multiple Wavelength Radiometer.

    Glenn E. Shaw;John A. Reagan;Benjamin M. Herman

  • Bio-controlled thermostasis involving the sulfur cycle

    Glenn E. Shaw

  • A 3‐year record of simultaneously measured aerosol chemical and optical properties at Barrow, Alaska

    P. K. Quinn;T. L. Miller;T. S. Bates;J. A. Ogren

  • New determination of Rayleigh scattering in the terrestrial atmosphere.

    C. Fröhlich;Glenn E. Shaw

  • Transport of Asian Desert Aerosol to the Hawaiian Islands

    Glenn E. Shaw

  • The Asian source of Arctic haze bands

    Kenneth A. Rahn;Randolph D. Borys;Randolph D. Borys;Glenn E. Shaw

  • Error analysis of multi-wavelength sun photometry

    Glenn E. Shaw

  • Antarctic aerosols: a review

    Glenn E. Shaw

  • Atmospheric Turbidity in the Polar Regions.

    Glenn E. Shaw

  • Optical properties of boreal region biomass burning aerosols in central Alaska and seasonal variation of aerosol optical depth at an Arctic coastal site

    T. F. Eck;T. F. Eck;B. N. Holben;J. S. Reid;A. Sinyuk

  • Considerations on the origin and properties of the Antarctic aerosol

    Glenn E. Shaw

  • Long-range tropospheric transport of pollution aerosols into the Alaskan Arctic

    Wolfgang E. Raatz;Glenn E. Shaw

  • Residence time of arctic haze aerosols using the concentrations and activity ratios of 210Po, 210Pb and 7Be

    M. Baskaran;Glenn E. Shaw

  • Arctic Air Pollution: The arctic haze–arctic cloud connection

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  • Decadal trends in aerosol chemical composition at Barrow, Alaska: 1976–2008

    P. K. Quinn;T. S. Bates;K. Schulz;G. E. Shaw

  • South East Pacific atmospheric composition and variability sampled along 20° S during VOCALS-REx

    G. Allen;H. Coe;A. Clarke;C. Bretherton

  • Evidence for a central Eurasian source area of Arctic haze in Alaska

    G. E. Shaw

Frequent Co-Authors

Duli Chand
Duli Chand Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Antony D. Clarke
Antony D. Clarke University of Hawaii at Manoa
Patricia K. Quinn
Patricia K. Quinn Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Chris A. Hostetler
Chris A. Hostetler Langley Research Center
Brent N. Holben
Brent N. Holben Goddard Space Flight Center
Henry E. Fuelberg
Henry E. Fuelberg Florida State University
Jack E. Dibb
Jack E. Dibb University of New Hampshire
Radovan Krejci
Radovan Krejci Stockholm University
Kenneth Sassen
Kenneth Sassen University of Alaska Fairbanks
Richard A. Ferrare
Richard A. Ferrare Langley Research Center

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